(A) The Police Department, upon receipt of a report from a garagekeeper that a motor vehicle has been deemed abandoned pursuant to Tex. Trans. Code, Ch. 683, shall follow the notification procedures set forth in § 70.38 for the giving of notice to owners and lienholder of abandoned vehicles, except that custody of the vehicle shall remain with the garagekeeper until after the notification requirements have been satisfied.
(B) A fee of $5 shall accompany the report of the garagekeeper and the fee shall be retained by the Police Department receiving the report and used to defray the cost of notification or other costs incurred in the disposition of the vehicles, and the fee shall be deposited in the General Fund of the city. Abandoned vehicles left in storage facilities, which are not reclaimed after notice is given in accordance with this section, shall be taken into custody by the Police Department and sold at auction, as in the cases of other abandoned motor vehicles. The proceeds of the sale shall first be applied to the garagekeeper's charges for servicing, storage and repair; provided, however, that, the Police Department shall retain an amount of 2% of the gross proceeds of the sale for each vehicle auctioned, but in no event shall it retain less than $10, to be used to defray expenses of custody and auction.
(Ord. 96-06, passed 12-10-1996)